proteolytic

1. 1.

   of or relating to proteolysis

Questions about proteolytic

What does proteolytic mean?

proteolytic means "of or relating to proteolysis".

How many syllables are in proteolytic?

proteolytic has 5 syllables: pro-te-o-ly-tic. The stress falls on "ly".

Is proteolytic a common word?

proteolytic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.